First Principle Analysis of the Conductivity of La-W Co-doped SnO2
SUN Shaoqi1, WANG Jingqin1, ZHU Yancai1, ZHANG Guangzhi2, BAO Zhizhou3
1 State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China; 2 Shanghai Liangxin Electrical Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200137, China3 People Ele Appliance Group, Wenzhou 325604, China
Abstract: The AgSnO2 contact material will precipitate SnO2 crystals with poor conductivity during use, which will affect the service life of the relay. In order to improve the conductivity of SnO2, through the first principle of the CASTEP module in Material Studio software, the single element La, W and the co-doped La and W were doped respectively in the SnO2 crystal to maintain the doping ratio of 16.8%. The unit cell parameters, band structure, density of states, atomic population,enthalpy change and electrical conductivity of the crystal were calculated. It is concluded that compared with single-element doping, after co-doping La and W, the band gap value is reduced to 0.222 eV, two 5d orbitals act simultaneously, and the valence band top passes through the Fermi level, increasing the impurity orbital. The absolute value of the enthalpy change increased to 11.635 eV, indicating that the structure is stable after doping. After doping, the bonding of La, W and O is stronger than that of Sn-O bonding, which intensifies the electron transfer. Its electrical conductivity is 46.653 times than that of the SnO2, and the electrical conductivity is improved.
孙绍琦, 王景芹, 朱艳彩, 张广智, 包志舟. 第一性原理分析La、W共掺杂SnO2的导电性[J]. 材料导报, 2020, 34(Z1): 48-52.
SUN Shaoqi, WANG Jingqin, ZHU Yancai, ZHANG Guangzhi, BAO Zhizhou. First Principle Analysis of the Conductivity of La-W Co-doped SnO2. Materials Reports, 2020, 34(Z1): 48-52.